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, the national

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competition in

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, having replaced the A-Division in

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. Again, the Thimphu League provides the qualifiers from

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, with the top three teams in that competition being awarded places in the National League alongside three regional teams.

Thimphu League

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League table

Paro qualifying tournament

First leg

Second leg

''Paro won 18–2 on aggregate and qualified for national league.''

National League

Teams

The six participating teams were: *

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(representing Thimphu) * Thimphu City (representing Thimphu) *

(representing Thimphu) * Paro (representing Paro) * Phuentsholing United (representing Phuentsholing) * Ugyen Academy (representing Punakha) The season started on 18 September 2018.

Personnel and kits

League table

References

External links

Bhutan 2018
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